Horse carriage driver bursts into tears after jurors reach verdict in ‘Ryder’ abuse case

Source: New York Post

A Manhattan carriage driver burst into tears Monday after a jury acquitted him of overworking his frail colt Ryder — who collapsed on a Manhattan street in 2022 and died months later. A jury of six Manhattanites acquitted Ian McKeever, 56, of a misdemeanor animal abuse count after a trial where the driver blasted the charge against him as “ridiculous,” saying he’s “never been accused of abusing a horse” in his decades-long career. McKeever began sobbing after the not guilty was read aloud in Manhattan Criminal Court Monday morning.